Berkeley Pit

Ever wonder how many items it would take to fill Butte's wonder, the Berkeley Pit? We did the math for you!

These 5 manmade holes have proven themselves to be testaments to the human will and skill of engineering, all in all making up over 10 miles of deep excavation. Lucky for us here in the United States, Montana and Utah feature two entries on the list—and you may not expect them.

You see them every time you drive through Butte. They kinda look like buildings, but they're not. And they're all over the hill. They all look relatively similar yet upon closer inspection there are subtle differences. What in the world are these behemoth structures?

For residents the Berkeley Pit is as natural a part of the landscape as the East Ridge or the Highlands but to visitors it is the first thing that they notice. And some of them have event reviewed it on Yelp. Some of the comments are pretty interesting.

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